In Thursday's disturbance, the boys broke out of their rooms the same way they did Monday, by kicking through aluminum panels installed below their windows, the children's services agency said in a statement.

Police and highway patrol officers made a ring around the facility to prevent an escape. Officers from the state's department of corrections handcuffed the 24 youths who left their rooms. Ten of them were identified as leaders of the disturbance and were taken a juvenile detention facility, children's services said. The other 14 boys were brought back inside the facility, where extra guards were put in place.

The detention center has faced similar problems in the past with the boys it houses.

In May, some teens broke out of a window inside their dorm room, and then flipped a switch to let others out, according to CNN affiliate WSMV. No one escaped the facility that night, but new security measures were put into place.

After the latest incident, the commissioner for children's services, Jim Henry, said there are rules in place that restrict guards' ability to manage the teens. He wants these rules, such as one that keeps the teens' doors unlocked, to be rethought, he said.